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Consider the passage from page 24 (‘England declared war’) to page 26 (‘visit his family’). What aspects of this passage are of interest, considering the novel as a whole?
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Consider the passage from page 24 ('England declared war') to page 26 ('visit his family'). What aspects of this passage are of interest, considering the novel as a whole? In this passage, a number of key themes are introduced into the novel. Waugh highlights Guy's dislocation in society and his feelings of loneliness and exclusion. Waugh also satirises the upper class of society greatly throughout the novel and particularly in this passage. Other themes presented in the passage which are important to the novel as a whole are themes of selfishness and justice. In the passage, Waugh portrays as lonely and excluded from society at the time. From the statement, 'There was always someone going Guy's way towards his hotel, always a friendly arm. But his heart was lonely.', we can see that Guy is unable to find a female companion which adds to his loneliness and gives his life less...
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